Todor Kableshkov
Todor Kableshkov | |
|---|---|
 Bulgarian revolutionary | |
| Born | 13 January 1851 |
| Died | 16 June 1876(aged 25) |
Todor Kableshkov(Bulgarian:Тодор Каблешков) (13 January 1851 – 16 June 1876) was a 19th-centuryBulgarianrevolutionary and one of the leaders of theApril Uprising.[1]
Born inKoprivshtitsain a wealthy family, he studied in his hometown and then inPlovdivbetween 1864 and 1867 and founded theZoraenlightenment society in 1867. He continued his education inGalatasaray High SchoolinIstanbul,but was forced to return to Koprivshtitsa because of illness. He worked inEdirneas a telegraph operator in 1873 and was then a station master nearPazardzhik,where he engaged in cultural and educational activities.
Kableshkov returned to Koprvishtitsa in the beginning of 1876 and committed himself to revolutionary work. He was assigned the head of the local revolutionary committee in Koprishtitsa and deputy-apostle of thePanagyurishterevolutionary district. He was the first to proclaim the April Uprising on 20 April 1876 and is the author of the famousBloody Letterto the Panagyurishte revolutionary district. Kableshkov was the head of the military council in Koprivshtitsa and led acheta(band, detachment) together withPanayot Volov,with which he went round the nearby villages.
After the uprising was suppressed by theOttomanauthorities, Kableshkov fled in the interior ofStara Planinawith a small group. He was captured nearTroyanand was afterwards tortured in theLovechandVeliko Tarnovoprisons. Todor Kableshkov eventually committed suicide in theGabrovopolice office at the age of 25.[2]
Todor Kableshkov is remembered as one of the most courageous Bulgarian revolutionaries especially considering the young age at which he entered the revolutionary movement. His home house in Koprivshtitsa is now turned into a museum and a monument was built on the place he decided to start the rebellion.[3]
References
[edit]- ^MacDermott, Mercia(1962).A History of Bulgaria 1395–1885.New York: Frederick A. Praeger. pp.252-256.Retrieved22 June2021– viaInternet Archive.
- ^Perry, Duncan M. (1993).Stefan Stambolov and the Emergence of Modern Bulgaria, 1870-1895.Duke University Press. p. 31.ISBN0-8223-1313-8.
- ^Bousfield, Jonathan; Dan Richardson (2002).The Rough Guide to Bulgaria.Rough Guides. p. 1858288827.ISBN0-8223-1313-8.
